Sprouts

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Quick, help:

How long should I boil the sprouts for?

If you haven't put them on yet for Xmas Day you may as well not bother...

About 10 mins then stick a fork in to test one

Do you mean for Christmas dinner? They should be on by now.

5-8 minutes. I had some for dinner with braised beef and carrots and mash. Yum.

Not long at all. Unless you like a gloopy green slime. I put them into boiling water for about 3-4 minutes.

Weak minds think alike, Purple

PS. That's fiercely boiling water, mind and start to time them when the water gets up to boiling again. None of your gentle simmering.

10mins but check after 8

Don't boil them, steam them for 5 minutes, tops.

Mmmm sprouts, 8-10 mins in boiling really salty water. Love them, unfortunately they do not love me. House smells horrific the next morning, or if you listen to my DH - that night when he comes to bed and opens out bedroom door to be greeted by a green mist

Plunge them into boiling salted water for 6 minutes- not a minute more then drain.

You don't. You don't put sprouts on. You don't even buy sprouts.

Sprouts are the Devil's own evil miniature cabbages and are a form of torture, not a foodstuff.

DH loves them.

I've had them on since Easter Sunday.

Nooooo.

Blanch them in boiling water for a few minutes. Finely slice them, melt garlic butter in a pan, add those bacon cubes (name escapes me until I hit post), add the shredded sprouts and saute for a few minutes until warmed through and tender. Season very well. Serve.

Lardons. Thats how I do my sprouts too, chestnuts are lovely with them too.

Although I don't finely chop mine, I do put a little cross in the bottom mind.

YUCK. OUT SMELLY SPROUT! Disgusting.

That's it!

Thank you

You are all doing it wrong.

Wash them to get rid of any dirt, trim the stalk a bit and cut in half toss them in oil with salt and pepper and roast between 30-40 minutes until golden brown

You can also add garlic and herbs.

Seriously, try it, slice them then lightly fry them.

Bloody gorgeous in bubble and squeek the next day.

I'm with mehsmum on this. You just don't. Ever.

Yuk.

God I bloody love them !

then you get to do sprout farts on DH leg all night - mwahahahha!

Oh yes, sprouts make the best bubble.

I wasted 24 years off my life not eating sprouts.

Tried one last Christmas and now they are my favourite.

The ones in my local grocers are huge just now, they need a good 15 minutes

Just steam them, if you need to fry them with bacon (pancetta is the name SmilesandPilesOfPresents now knows of course) to make you want to eat, just don't bother buying them!

Don't.

Throw them in the bin. The evil green buggers are everywhere!!

Devils bogeys...blergh!!!!